Timeline of Independence

Timeline of Independence Political Timeline 1821. With the signing of the Treaty of Cordoba, Mexico is free from Spanish control after 300 years as a Spanish colony and 11 years of revolution. 1823. Mexico passes the General Colonization Law, formally opening Texas to colonization. Presenting empresario grants to individuals, the hope is to encourage settlement and economic growth in the remote Mexican land of Texas. Colonization Laws 1824. The Mexican government adopts the constitution of 1824. Based on the United States constitution , Texians are, for the most part, in favor of the document. Texas and Coahuila are joined as a single Mexican state. Mexican constitution of 1824. page 1. 1828. Mier y Teran is sent on a fact-finding mission to Texas by the Mexican government. Because of interest in Texas and the large number of Anglo settlers flowing into Mexico, the government is anxious to assess the situation.

www.txindependence.org page 3 Presidente Bustamente 1832 In June, Anglo-American settlers rebel against the Bustamente government and its violations of the Mexican Constitution of 1824.

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